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Why ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ almost didn’t air − and why it endures

It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The 1965 broadcast has become a staple – etched into traditions across generations like decorating the tree or sipping hot cocoa.

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Fashion Awards 2024: Rita Ora pays homage to David Bowie and Ellie Goulding channels the Snow Queen

Stars including Nicola Coughlan, Maya Jama and Stella McCartney sported their best looks on the Fashion Awards red carpet.

The Independent UK

The week in theatre: The Red Shoes; Wolves on Road – review

The shoes do the talking, eventually, in the RSC’s handsome yet overpolite take on Andersen’s grisly fairytale

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The Red Shoes review – the RSC’s restyled fairytale doesn’t fit properly

Nikki Cheung impresses as the girl who loves dancing so much she’s carried away by her shoes, but Nancy Harris’s script frustrates

The Guardian - UK

Deck the stalls! 20 of the UK’s best festive theatre shows

Theatre’s boom season offers puppy puppetry, hungry houseplants and fresh spins on Dickens, Dumas and Disney

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Feinstein in Miami: the collision of extremes that define her hometown

Rachel Feinstein's major new exhibition at The Bass Museum of Art, Miami, spans almost three decades of work

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Julian Assange: new play about WikiLeaks founder’s life to debut in 2025

Truth, by Australian playwright Patricia Cornelius, will feature multiple actors playing Assange as it probes questions about whistleblowers

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Review: Choose Your Own Deal With the Devil at the Theater

The show Life And Trust is an immersive performance that unfolds over three hours across six floors inside what was once a Wall Street office building.

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Helen Garner, Virginia Woolf and Max Porter headline Belvoir St theatre’s 2025 program

‘Electrifying’ Judy Davis will star in adaptation of The Spare Room, with Colin Friels as King Lear later in the season

The Guardian - AU

My Scandinavian summer: a campervan trip across Denmark and southern Sweden

Our writer, partner and dog hit the road to Malmö, joining the locals at campsites and pausing for swims, walks and sauna sessions en route

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: BBC Proms week one review – hallelujahs all round

First Night fireworks with Elim Chan and co, a triumphant farewell from Mark Elder, and a ravishing love triangle kicked off a re-energised Proms

The Guardian - UK

Prom 5: BBCNOW/Bancroft review – full-blooded return to the birth of modernism

Ryan Bancroft’s conducting did crisp justice to Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande and Zemlinsky’s Mermaid, which originally premiered together in 1905

The Guardian - UK

From Twisters to Latitude: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

The 90s action blockbuster gets a belated sequel, and Duran Duran get the picturesque music fest started

The Guardian - UK

The cult of Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theater - and how a new generation discovered her

‘Hello, I’m Shelley Duvall.’ The words most recognized from the late actor’s ‘Faerie Tale Theatre’ series have since become a viral TikTok sensation. Following her passing, Meredith Clark remembers Shelley Duvall’s live-action fantasy anthology, and how it should be remembered for more than just a viral trend

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The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Viola’s Room; A View from the Bridge – review

Punchdrunk immerse us in a gothic tale with clever lighting and Helena Bonham Carter’s whispers; while Dominic West is terrific as Arthur Miller’s doomed docker

The Guardian - UK

Simon Harris pledges ‘new energy’ after becoming Ireland’s youngest taoiseach

Leader receives seal of office, marking low-key end of Varadkar era and start of unofficial countdown to election

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Woman’s Stepchildren Play Songs About Cheating To Her, She’s Hospitalized With A Mental Breakdown

The divorce and remarriage of parents can be very hard for children. Especially if the divorce involved nasty things like cheating. Also, it doesn’t help when the new partner of a parent isn’t a good person. Like in this story: a marriage fell apart because of cheating, and the dad…

The Guardian - UK

Should I say sorry for my photo calendar?

Brief letters: Image manipulation | Honest company names | Waste water services | Fluid intake advice | Frozen’s fairytale origins

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"We had a ‘no filter’ rule on this album: make it as crazy as you want." Haken and the story of Fauna

On their seventh studio album, Haken are ready to bust any pre-conceptions about where they might or might not fit musically.

International Business Times

'Emperor's New Clothes': European Central Bank Compares Spot BTC ETFs Approval To Deception Folktale

Despite the SEC's recent approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETF's the European Central Bank is unconvinced that Bitcoin has lived up to its promises.

International Business Times

30 Most Beautiful Libraries In The World: Treasures Houses Of Wisdom

Welcome to the world of beautiful libraries, where architectural splendor meets literary treasures.

AAP

Mary steps out as Queen for right royal reception

Australian-born Danish Queen Mary has begun her royal duties in her new role by attending a reception at Denmark's parliament.

AAP

Fairytales do come true, Mary to be Danish Queen

Princess Mary will become the first Australian to rule a country after Denmark's Queen Margrethe announced she would abdicate the throne to her son.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Little Matchgirl and Happier Tales; Cold War; Pandemonium – review

There’s a puppet but no happy ending at Emma Rice’s fine new Somerset venue; Elvis Costello soundtracks a postwar Polish love story; and Armando Iannucci bravely tries to satirise the Tory party

The Conversation

Fairy Tales at QAGOMA: how we revived these stories with new myths, new media and new quirks

Fairy Tales, the latest exhibition at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), gives off the pleasurable hum of remix culture, artists riffing on a core theme in numerous ways.

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